Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
East Lothian Council issued an in-principle planning permission for the Scottish onshore elements of EGL1 in May 2023, permitting the principle of the proposed onshore infrastructure (including the proposed Branxton substation site near Dunbar) subject to detailed design and statutory consents. This in-principle decision followed pre-application engagement and scoping of environmental matters for the Scottish onshore works.